Belgium
RTBF keeps financial discipline in protracted Belgian Olympics sublicense talks
Premier League rights in Belgium down after weak competition
Eurosport’s hold on MotoGP rights across Europe weakens
Eleven bolsters content offering with Bundesliga and Serie A deal
Pay-television broadcaster Eleven Sports bolstered its Belgian sports portfolio last month, buying rights to Italy’s Serie A and Germany’s Bundesliga ahead of carriage negotiations.
Strong agency competition helps LaLiga grow revenues in Europe
Competition between sports-rights agencies has helped Spain’s LaLiga grow the value of its media rights in several new deals across Europe.
Uefa earns decent increases for its club competitions in Belgium
Uefa increased the value of Champions League media rights in Belgium by about 31 per cent last month, while the Europa League grew in value by about 19 per cent.
MP & Silva set to earn decent profit on Belgian Pro League deal
‘Aggressive’ Pro League tender could alienate incumbents
Uefa completes successful set of national team sales in Belgium
MP & Silva to bring Pro League rights to market early next year
DB Video to extend Belgian league deal despite struggles
DB Video will extend its contract for media rights to Belgium’s top-tier basketball league for a further season despite losing money on the current deal, TV Sports Markets understands.
RTBF and Telenet share F1 spoils across Belgium
Formula One Management this month extended a deal with Telenet for Flemish-language rights in Belgium, earning a decent rights-fee increase.
New format for Belgian second tier drives revenues
Introducing a professional format from 2016-17 and reducing its number of clubs has helped the Belgian second-tier football league more than double the value of its media rights.
Watching Brief (Vol.107) Special Focus: Cycling – Tour de France
Mike Kiernan, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, examines television audiences for the 2015 Tour de France
OTE v Nova rivalry gives Uefa surprise boost in Greece
Uefa is set to secure a decent increase in total rights fees for its Champions League and Europa League club competitions in the Greek market.
Fox retreats from Belgium after Pro League rights loss
Global channel syndicator Fox International Channels is no longer planning to launch its sports channels in Belgium, TV Sports Markets understands.
Watching Brief (Vol.84) Special Focus: Cycling – Tour de France
Mike Kiernan, Analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, looks at audiences in key European markets for the 2014 Tour de France
Silva seals raft of Pro League highlights and clips deals
The MP & Silva agency agreed deals for highlights and clips rights to the Belgian Pro League late last month, taking it towards breakeven on the property.
Silva needs Fox for Pro League sale
MP & Silva needs new buyers to emerge for Belgian league rights
MP & Silva the ‘only realistic offer,’ says Belgian Pro League
Belgian Pro League says that MP & Silva was the 'only realistic bidder' for its rights
Ludwig Sneyers, chief executive, Belgian Pro League
Interview with Ludwig Sneyers, chief executive of the Belgian Pro League, on the league’s agreement for the MP & Silva agency to advise it on media-rights deals
Channel operators heat up market for Belgian league
Belgian Pro League spoiled for choice ahead of key meeting to discuss media-rights offers
Belgian basketball suffers cut
Belgacom renews domestic basketball rights at a discount
Flanders done, but Wallonia looking tougher for CAA
CAA Eleven closes deal for qualifiers in Flanders